"My name is Ari," the cheetah replied. "What's your name, and why do you dress like a girl?"

Ari thought that the Avian was perhaps being forced to dress that way by the Cat who was the master, but the answer wasn't something she expected at all.

"My name is Vixen," the Avian replied, with a smile. "And I dress like a girl cuz I am a girl. Oh, I was born in a male body; my parents gave me the name of Marcus and raised me as a boy, but in my mind, I'm a girl."